Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
SJM-CULT ID DIRT PRBE ORG
Bakersfield, CA
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Dignity Health’s median price of $24 is 14% below the median hospital's median price ($28), higher than 41% of the 2,130 hospitals reporting CPT 87149. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 10 payers, 30 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Anthem medicaid|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $16 | $16 | — | — | — | $16 – $16 |
| 2 | Anthem medicaid|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $16 | $16 | — | — | — | $16 – $16 |
| 3 | Kaiser medicaid|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $16 | $16 | — | — | — | $16 – $16 |
| 4 | Kaiser medicaid|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $16 | $16 | — | — | — | $16 – $16 |
| 5 | Molina medicaid|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $16 | $16 | — | — | — | $16 – $16 |
| 6 | Molina medicaid|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $16 | $16 | — | — | — | $16 – $16 |
| 7 | Aetna medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $20 | $20 | — | — | — | $20 – $20 |
| 8 | Anthem medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $20 | $20 | — | — | — | $20 – $20 |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $20 | $20 | — | — | — | $20 – $20 |
| 10 | Humana medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $20 | $20 | — | — | — | $20 – $20 |
| 11 | Kaiser medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $20 | $20 | — | — | — | $20 – $20 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $20 | $20 | — | — | — | $20 – $20 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $24 | $24 | — | — | — | $24 – $24 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $24 | $24 | — | — | — | $24 – $24 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|non-options ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $24 | $24 | — | — | — | $24 – $24 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|options ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $24 | $24 | — | — | — | $24 – $24 |
| 17 | Anthem commercial|exchange fee schedule · outpatient | $32 | $32 | $1 | 2% | — | $32 – $33 |
| 18 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|exchange fee schedule · outpatient | $33 | $33 | $1 | 2% | — | $32 – $33 |
| 19 | First Health commercial|all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $36 | $36 | $1 | 2% | — | $35 – $36 |
| 20 | First Health commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $36 | $36 | $1 | 2% | — | $35 – $36 |
| 21 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $41 | $41 | $1 | 2% | — | $40 – $42 |
| 22 | MultiPlan commercial|all plans fee schedule · inpatient | $41 | $41 | $1 | 2% | — | $40 – $42 |
| 23 | MultiPlan commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $41 | $41 | $1 | 2% | — | $40 – $42 |
| 24 | Anthem commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $44 | $44 | $1 | 2% | — | $43 – $45 |
| 25 | Kaiser commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $45 | $45 | — | — | — | $45 – $45 |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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